(SBC-7106A) User Manual Release Date Revision Oct. 2014 V1.0 ® 2014 Aplex Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Published in Taiwan Aplex Technology, Inc. 15F-1, No.186, Jian Yi Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan Tel: 886-2-82262881 Fax: 886-2-82262883 E-mail: aplex@aplex.com.tw...
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Packing List Accessories (as ticked) included in this package are: □ AC power cable □ Driver & manual CD disc □ Other.___________________(please specify) Safety Precautions Follow the messages below to prevent your systems from damage: ◆ Avoid your system from static electricity on all occasions. ◆...
Onboard 4GB DDR3 11~32V DC wide-ranging power input 5 sides IP 65 5-Wire Resistive Touch Screen 1.2 Specifications APC-3784A/85A APC-3984A/85A System Intel ® Atom Processor D2550 1.8G System Chipset Intel NM10 Express System Memory Onboard DDR3 4GB IO Port 4 x USB 2.0 type A...
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Luminance (cd/m²) View angle(H°/V°) 170/170 170/160 Contrast 1000:1 Backlight lifetime(Hrs) 50000 Touch screen Type Resistive Touch Interface Light Transmission Power Power Input 11~32V DC Mechanical Stainless steel (APC-3x84A) Construction Steel/Black (APC-3x85A) IP Rating 5 sides IP65 Mounting VESA 75 x 75 VESA 100 x 100 Dimension (mm) 432 x 358 x 55...
1.4 Brief Description of APC-3x84A/APC-3x85A The APC-3x84A/APC-3X85A is the fanless and low power consumption panel-mount industrial panel pc with 17/19” TFT LCD. It powered by Intel ® Atom Processor D2550 1.8G. The panel PC with a rich variety of functions and peripherals. It comes with 1 x 2.5-inch hard disk drive and 1 x Internal SD slot for data storage , support DDR3 4GB, support rich I/O, wide range 11~32V DC input, it can ensure simplified connectivity to a variety of external peripheral devices.
Chapter 2 Hardware 2.1 Mainboard Introduction SBC-7106A is a 4" industrial motherboard developed on the basis of Intel Cedarview-M/D Processors and NM10, which provides abundant peripheral interfaces to meet the needs of different customers. Also, it features dual GbE ports, 3-COM ports and one Mini PCIE configuration,one VGA port, one HDMI port, one LVDS interface.
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Ethernet 2 x PCIe Gbe LAN by Intel 82574L 2 x USB 2.0 (type A)stack ports (USB4/USB5) 2 x USB 2.0 Pin header for CN3 (USB2/USB3) 1 x USB 2.0 Pin header for CN1 (USB0,option) 1 x USB 2.0 Pin header for CN2 (USB1) 1 x USB 2.0 for MPCIE1 (USB7) 1 x RS232/RS422/RS485 port, DB9 connector for external COM1)
1 x Stack audio Jack (Line out) Software programmable 1 – 255 second by Super I/O Watchdog Timer Operating: -20℃ to 70℃ Temperature Storage: -40℃ to 85℃ 5% - 95%, non-condensing, operating Humidity 12V /0.95A (Intel Atom N2600 processor with 2GB DDR3 Power Consumption DRAM)
2.4 Jumpers Setting and Connectors 1. CPU1: (FCBGA559), onboard Intel Intel Cedarview-M/D Processors Model SBC-7106A-D25-4G D2550 D2550(option) SBC-7106A-D25P-4G N2600(option) SBC-7106A-N26-2G 2. H3/H4/H5/H6: CPU1 and U53 Heat Sink Screw holes, four screw holes for intel D2550 (or N2600) and NM10 Heat Sink assemble. 3.
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Procedures of CMOS clear: a) Turn off the system and unplug the power cord from the power outlet. b) To clear the CMOS settings, use the jumper cap to close pins 1 and 2 for about 3 seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins open. c) Power on the system again.
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9. CPU_FAN1: (2.54mm Pitch 1x3 Pin Header),Fan connector, cooling fans can be connected directly for use. You may set the rotation condition of cooling fan in menu of BIOS CMOS Setup. Pin# Signal Name Ground Rotation detection Note: Output power of cooling fan must be limited under 5W. Model CPU_FAN1 SBC-7106A-D25...
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12. JP6: (2.0mm Pitch 2x2 Pin Header), LVDS jumper setting. Function (CN1) Pin1-Pin2(Close) Single channel LVDS Pin1-Pin2(Open) Dual channel LVDS (Default) Pin3-Pin4(Close) 8/24 bit (Default) Pin3-Pin4(Open) 6/18 bit 13. U66: AT24C02-DIP8,The EEPROM IC(U66)is the set of LVDS resolution. If you need other resolution settings, please update U66 data. Model LVDS resolution 1280*1024 (Default)
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menu. 15. CN1: (1.25mm Pitch 2x20 Connector, DF13A-40DP-1.25V), For 18/24-bit LVDS2 output connector, Fully supported by Parad PS8625(DP to LVDS), the interface features dual channel 24-bit output. Low Voltage Differential Signaling, A high speed, low power data transmission standard used for display connections to LCD panels. Function Signal Name Pin#...
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18. S_422: (Switch),COM1 setting, it provides selectable RS232 or RS422 or RS485 serial signal output. Function S_422 Pin# RS232 OFF: (Default) Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4 RS422 (option) Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4 RS485 (option) Pin1, Pin2, Pin3, Pin4 S-422 Mode Pin11-12(Off) ATX Power Pin11-12(On)...
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422_RX+ 422_RX- 422_TX- 422_TX+ Ground BIOS Setup: Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO Configuration/Serial Port 1 Configuration【RS-422】 RS485 (option): Pin# Signal Name 485- 485+ Ground BIOS Setup: Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO Configuration/Serial Port 1 Configuration【RS-485】 21. COM2: (Type DB9),Rear serial port, standard DB9 Male serial port is provided to make a direct connection to serial devices.
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Ground DSR (Data Set Ready) RTS (Request To Send) CTS (Clear To Send) JP2 select Setting (RI/5V/12V) 22. JP4: (2.0mm Pitch 2x2 wafer Pin Header),USB0(CN1) or Touch jumper setting. Function USB0 (CN1) Touch(TCH1) Close 3-4(default) Open 3-4(option) Open 1-2(default) 23. TCH1: (2.0mm Pitch 1x6 wafer Pin Header), internal Touch controller connector.
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26. SATA2: (SATA 7Pin), SATA Connectors, one SATA connector are provided, with transfer speed up to 3.0Gb/s. 27. SATA1: (SATA 7Pin+15Pin), SATA Connectors, one SATA connector are provided, with transfer speed up to 3.0Gb/s. 28. SD1: (SD card socket),Secure Digital Memory Card socket. 29.
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USB2.0 ports, High-speed USB 2.0 allows data transfers up to 480 Mb/s ,support USB full-speed and low-speed signaling. Each USB Type A Receptacle (2 Ports) Current limited value is 1.5A. If the external USB device current exceeds 1.5A, please separate connectors into different Receptacle.
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5V_USB01 23 5V_USB01 USB2.0 USB2.0 USB1_P 25 USB1_N Ground 27 FP_RST- RESET Power auto on PWRBTN_ON 29 Ground COM3 BIOS Setup: Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO Configuration/Serial Port 3 Configuration 【RS-422】 Advanced/W83627UHG Super IO Configuration/Serial Port 3 Configuration 【RS-485】 37. CN3: (1.27mm Pitch 2X30 Pin Header), For expand output connector, It provides four GPIO, two USB 2.0,one PS/2 mouse,one PS/2 keyboard, two uart,one PCIe x1,one SMbus.
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PM_PCIE_WAKE PLTRST_BUF- SMBUS SMB_CLK_S5 SMB_DATA_S5 SMBUS PCIE PE1_CLKREQ Ground 3P3V_S5 PWRBTN_ON- Power Auto on 3P3V_S5 3P3V_S5 12V_S0 12V_S0 38. TB-528C2ME1 (option): SBC-7106A Riser Card,TB-528C2ME1 CN3 connect to SBC-7106A CN3 pin Header. TB-528C2ME1 Top: CN3: (1.27mm Pitch 2X30 Pin Header),connect to SBC-7106A CN3 pin Header. M-PCIE1:...
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LED1: Mini PCIe devices LED Status. SIM1: (SIM Socket 6 Pin), Support SIM Card devices. PS2: (2.0mm Pitch 1X6 Pin Wafer), PS/2 keyboard and mouse port, the port can be connected to PS/2 keyboard or mouse via a dedicated cable for direct used. Pin# Signal Name KBDATA...
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the said tables. Any inconformity may cause system down and even hardware damages. COM5: (Type DB9),serial port, standard DB9 serial port is provided to make a direct connection to serial devices. COM5 port is controlled by pins No.1~6 of JP5,select output Signal RI or 5V or 12v, For details, please refer to description of JP3.
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COM_6(option): (2.0mm Pitch 2X5 Pin Header),COM6 Port, up to one standard RS232 port are provided. They can be used directly via COM cable connection. Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name Ground JP6 Setting: RI/5V/12V 39. TB-528C2 (option): SBC-7106A Riser Card,TB-528C2ME1 CN3 connect to SBC-7106A CN3 pin Header. TB-528C2ME1 Top:...
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MSDATA Ground KBCLK MSCLK GPIO1: (2.0mm Pitch 2x5 Pin Header),General-purpose input/output port, it provides a group of self-programming interfaces to customers for flexible use. Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name Ground SMB_DATA_R SMB_CLK_R ICH_GPIO13_IN1 ICH_GPIO24_IN2 ICH_GPIO26_IN3 ICH_GPIO27_IN4 USB_23: (2.0mm Pitch 2x5 Pin Header) ,Front USB connector, it provides one USB port via a dedicated USB cable, speed up to 480Mb/s.
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Pin# Signal Name DCD# (Data Carrier Detect) RXD (Received Data) TXD (Transmit Data) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Ground DSR (Data Set Ready) RTS (Request To Send) CTS (Clear To Send) COM6: (Type DB9),serial port, standard DB9 serial port is provided to make a direct connection to serial devices.
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40. TB-528C1U2P1/TB-528C1U2 (option): SBC-7106A Riser Card,TB-528C1U2P1 CN3 connect to SBC-7106A CN3 pin Header. TB-528C1U2P1 Top: CN3: (1.27mm Pitch 2X30 Pin Header),connect to SBC-7106A CN3 pin Header. M-PCIE1: (Socket 52Pin),mini PCIe socket, it is located at the top, it supports mini PCIe devices with Smbus,SIM and PCIe signal.
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PS_ON1: (2.0mm Pitch 1X2 Pin Wafer), ATX Power and Auto Power on jumper setting. PS_ON Mode Close 1-2 Auto Power on (Default) Open 1-2 ATX Power PS_ON2(option): (2.0mm Pitch 1X2 Pin Wafer),They can be used directly via cable connection to SBC-7106A JP5.
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USB_23(option): (2.0mm Pitch 2x5 Pin Header) ,Front USB connector, it provides one USB port via a dedicated USB cable, speed up to 480Mb/s. Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name 5V_USB23 5V_USB23 USB3_N USB2_N USB3_P USB2_P Ground Ground Ground Note: Before connection, make sure that pinout of the USB Cable is in accordance with that of the said tables.
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COM6: (Type DB9),serial port, standard DB9 serial port is provided to make a direct connection to serial devices. COM6 port is controlled by pins No.1~6 of JP6,select output Signal RI or 5V or 12v, For details, please refer to description of JP6. Pin# Signal Name DCD# (Data Carrier Detect)
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CN3: (1.27mm Pitch 2X30 Pin Header),connect to SBC-7106A CN3 pin Header. M-PCIE1: (Socket 52Pin),mini PCIe socket, it is located at the top, it supports mini PCIe devices with Smbus,USB2.0,SIM and PCIe signal. MPCIe card size is 30x30mm or 30x50.95mm. Signal Name Function support PCIe 1X USB2.0 (USB2)
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(2.0mm Pitch 1X6 Pin Wafer), PS/2 keyboard and mouse port, the port can be connected to PS/2 keyboard or mouse via a dedicated cable for direct used. Pin# Signal Name KBDATA MSDATA Ground KBCLK MSCLK USB_IN(option): (2.0mm Pitch 2x5 Pin Header) ,Front USB connector, it provides two USB port via a dedicated USB cable, speed up to 480Mb/s.
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Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name Ground JP6 Setting:RI/5V/12V COM5: (2.0mm Pitch 2X5 Pin Header),COM5 Port, up to one standard RS232 port are provided. They can be used directly via COM cable connection. Signal Name Pin# Pin# Signal Name Ground GPIO1:...
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Pin# Channel Signal Name Function CANL2 CAN bus Signal L Terminal resistor R-(internally connected to CANL2) CAN2 Shield cable (FG) Terminal resistor R+( internally connected to CANH2) CANH2 CAN bus Signal H CANL1 CAN bus Signal L Terminal resistor R-(internally connected to CANL1) CAN1 Shield cable (FG) Terminal resistor R+( internally connected to CANH1)
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3.1 Operations after POST Screen After CMOS discharge or BIOS flashing operation,.Press [Delete] key to enter CMOS Setup. After optimizing and exiting CMOS Setup, the POST screen displayed for the first time is as follows and includes basic information on BIOS, CPU, memory, and storage devices. 3.2 BIOS Setup Utility Press [Delete] key to enter BIOS Setup utility during POST, and then a main menu containing system summary information will appear.
System Time: Set the system time, the time format is: Hour : 0 to 23 Minute : 0 to 59 Second : 0 to 59 System Date: Set the system date, the date format is: Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date. Day: Month: 01 to 12 Date:...
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[32 PCI Bus Clocks] [64 PCI Bus Clocks] [96 PCI Bus Clocks] [128 PCI Bus Clocks] [160 PCI Bus Clocks] [192 PCI Bus Clocks] [224 PCI Bus Clocks] [248 PCI Bus Clocks] VGA Palette Snoop: [Disabled] [Enabled] PERR# Generation: [Disabled] [Enabled] SERR# Generation: [Disabled]...
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S3 Video Repost: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.4.3 CPU Configuration Processer Type Intel(R) Atom™ CPU D2550 EMT64 Supported Processor Speed 1865 MHz System Bus Speed 533MHz Ratio Status Actual Ratio System Bus Speed 533 MHz Processor Stepping 30661 Microcode Revision L1 Cache RAM 2x56 k L2 Cache RAM 2x512 k...
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Active Trip Point Hi [71C] Passive Trip Point [95] Passive TC1 Value Passive TC2 Value Passive TSP Value 3.4.5 IDE Configuration SATA Port0 Not Present SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Controller(S): [Enabled] [Disabled] Configure SATA as: [IDE] [AHCI] Misc Configuration for hard disk 3.4.6 USB Configuration USB Configuration USB Devices:...
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[Auto] [Manual] 3.4.7 W83627UHG Super IO Configuration W83627UHG Super IO ch W83627UHG Serial Port 1 Configuration UART Mode Selection: [RS-232] [RS-485] [RS-422] Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 3 Configuration UART Mode Selection: [RS-485] [RS-422] Serial Port 4 Configuration Serial Port 5 Configuration Serial Port 6 Configuration 3.4.8 W83627UHG HW Monitor PC Health Status...
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[Disabled] Console Redirection Settings Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection [Disabled] [Enabled] Console Redirection Settings 3.4.10 PPM Configuration PPM Configuration EIST: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU C state Report [Enabled] [Disabled] Enhanced C state [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU Hard C4E [Enabled] [Disabled]...
3.5 Chipset Settings 3.5.1 Host Bridge ►Memory Frequency and Timing ►Intel IGD Configuration ******* Memory Information ******* Memory Frequency 1067 MHz(DDR3) Total Memory 4096 MB DIMM#0 Not Present DIMM#1 4096 MB Memory Frequency and Timing MRC Fast Boot [Enabled] [Disabled] Max TOLUD [Dynamic] [1GB]...
[Do not Launch] [UEFI only] Launch Video OpROM po [Legacy only] [Do not Launch] [UEFI only] Other PCI device ROM [UEFI OpROM] [Legacy OpROM] 3.7 Security Settings 3.7.1 Administrator Password 3.7.2 User Password APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
Type the password with up to 20 characters and then press Enter key. This will clear all previously typed CMOS passwords. You will be requested to confirm the password. Type the password again and press Enter key. You may press Esc key to abandon password entry operation.
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Save Changes and Exit Save & Exit Setup save Configuration and exit ? [Yes] [No] Discard Changes and Ext Exit Without Saving Quit without saving? [Yes] [No] Save Changes and Reset Save & reset Save Configuration and reset? [Yes] [No] Discard Changes and Reset Reset Without Saving Reset without saving? [Yes]...
Chapter 4 Installation of Drivers This chapter describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the windows 7. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. The contents include Intel chipset driver, VGA driver, LAN drivers, Audio driver Installation instructions are given below. Important Note: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the installation of...
4.1 Intel Chipset Driver To install the Intel chipset driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1. Select Intel (R) Chipset NM10 Express from the list Step 2. Click Next to setup program. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Step 3. Read the license agreement. Click Yes to accept all of the terms of the license agreement. Step 4. Click Next to continue. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Step 5. Click Next. Step 6. Select Yes, I want to restart this computer now. Click Finish, then remove any installation media from the drives. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
4.2 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver To install the VGA drivers, follow the steps below to proceed with the installation. Step 1.Select Intel(R) VGA Chipset Driver. Step 2. Tick Automatically run WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme(if supported). Click Next. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Step 5. Click Next. Step 6. To restart the computer, select Yes, I want to restart this computer now. Then click Finish. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
4.3 Intel (R) Network Adapter To install the Intel (R) Network Adapter device driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1. Select LAN Driver. Step 2. Select 17”~19”. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Step 3. Click Next to Continue. Step 4. Read license agreement. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement. Click Next APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Step 5. Click Advanced Network Services. Then click Next to Continue. Step 6. Click Install to begin the installation. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
Step 7. Click Finish to exit the wizard. 4.4 Realtek ALC662 HD Audio Codec Driver Installation To install the Realtek ALC662 HD Audio Codec Driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1. Select Realtek AL662 Audio Codec Driver from the list APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Step 2. Click Next to continue. Step 3. Click Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Click Finish to complete the installation. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
Chapter 5 Touch Screen Installation This chapter describes how to install drivers and other software that will allow your touch screen work with different operating systems. 5.1 Windows 2000/2003/Vista/WIN7 Universal Driver Installation for PenMount 6000 Series Before installing the Windows 2000/WIN7 driver software, you must have the Windows 2000/WIN 7 system installed and running on your computer.
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Step 2. Click Next to continue. Step 3. Read the license agreement. Click I Agree to agree the license agreement. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Step 4. Choose the folder in which to install PenMount Windows Universal Driver. Click Install to start the installation. Step 5. Wait for installation. Then click Next to continue. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Step 6. Click Continue Anyway. Step 7. Click Finish to complete installation. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
5.2 Software Functions 5.2.1 Software Functions Upon rebooting, the computer automatically finds the new 6000 controller board. The touch screen is connected but not calibrated. Follow the procedures below to carry out calibration. 1. After installation, click the PenMount Monitor icon “PM” in the menu bar. 2.
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Advanced Calibration Advanced Calibration uses 4, 9, 16 or 25 points to effectively calibrate touch panel linearity of aged touch screens. Click this button and touch the red squares in sequence with a stylus. To skip, press ESC’. Command Calibration Command call calibration function.
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Step 2.Click “Standard Calibration” to start calibration procedure NOTE: The older the touch screen, the more Advanced Mode calibration points you need for an accurate calibration. Use a stylus during Advanced Calibration for greater accuracy. Please follow the step as below: APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Step 3.Come back to “PenMount Control Panel” and select Tools then click Advanced Calibration. Step 4. Select Device to calibrate, then you can start to do Advanced Calibration. NOTE: Recommend to use a stylus during Advanced Calibration for greater accuracy. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Plot Calibration Data Check this function and a touch panel linearity comparison graph appears when you have finished Advanced Calibration. The blue lines show linearity before calibration and black lines show linearity after calibration. Turn off EEPROM storage The function disable for calibration data to write in Controller.
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About This panel displays information about the PenMount controller and driver version. APC-3x84A /APC-3x85A (SBC-7106A) User Manual...
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Multiple Monitors Multiple Monitors support from two to six touch screen displays for one system. The PenMount drivers for Windows 2000/WIN 7 support Multiple Monitors. This function supports from two to six touch screen displays for one system. Each monitor requires its own PenMount touch screen control board, either installed inside the display or in a central unit.
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When the mapping screen message appears, click OK. 3. Touch each screen as it displays “Please touch this monitor”. Following this sequence and touching each screen is called mapping the touch screens. Touching all screens completes the mapping and the desktop reappears on the monitors. Select a display and execute the “Calibration”...
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“Touch this screen to start its calibration” appears on one of the screens. Touch the screen. “Touch the red square” messages appear. Touch the red squares in sequence. 8. Continue calibration for each monitor by clicking Standard Calibration and touching the red squares.
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Control Panel Open Control Panel Windows Beep Setting Beep function for each device Right Button When you select this function, a mouse icon appears in the right-bottom of the screen. Click this icon to switch between Right and Left Button functions.
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